21.   Russian troops entered Chechnya in December to put down an independence drive.

22.   The Kremlin poured troops into the rebellious southern republic in December to put down its independence drive.

23.   The high point of Baltic unity came during their independence drives, when they coordinated political strategies.

24.   The Kremlin insists that Dudayev, the leader of the Chechen independence drive, is a criminal.

25.   The tiny Adriatic republic of Montenegro continued its independence drive even after Kostunica took office.

26.   The war began when President Boris Yeltsin sent troops to put down the independence drive.

27.   Yeltsin ordered Russian troops into Chechnya in December to end the independence drive.

28.   Yeltsin ordered Russian troops into Chechnya last December to end the independence drive.

29.   Fresh Russian troops will be sent to Chechnya to replace soldiers sent more than a week ago to crush an independence drive, Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

30.   A majority of Quebecers are opposed to the independence drive, but they are unsatisfied with the present federal form, according to recent polls.